A Crucified Life - - Makes Known The Word of God

 

    Romans 10:17

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by The Word of God.

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 4102

Faith: belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness

From the Greek word 'pistis' (pronounced pis'-tis): divine persuasion, meaning a person can only get faith from God and not from anything we can do. 

    Faith is not the same as confidence. I am confident about very little in life. But I have faith that in every situation of my life, God is with me, for He has promised to never leave nor forsake His people, the people who love Him, of which I am one. 

    This measure of faith which God gives us He gives to us when we hear and believe The Word being spoken to us. It is not enough to hear, we must hear AND believe. 

    Many hear The Word but turn away because they are unable to believe such Good News. In their unbelief they turn to other gods and follow their imaginations instead. But imagination cannot save the soul for it has no such power to do so.

    Hear The Word of The Lord. Our hearts must be receptive to The Word of God, for it is the Seed of Salvation that grows within us. The ear of the hearing heart hears the word of the speaking heart and makes a decision either to embrace or deny the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ. 

    Faith in God can only be found in a relationship with Jesus Christ. Faith is God revealing Himself on an individual basis. Denomination is not faith. Romans 3:22; 4:16 "the promise of righteousness comes by faith".

    Faith is the power of God opening up the written and heard Word of God that the heart of the hearer would open the door of their heart and receive Christ into it, for He is the Living Word of God Who longs to be with us and to bring us home to His Father's house. Revelation 3:20; John 14:1-3. 

    We tend to think it takes great faith to believe all of The Word but Jesus says to us that it takes only a little bit of faith to accomplish what God needs to do in us. 

Luke 17:6 "mustard seed faith"

Matthew 8:10 "faith that requires only the Word spoken by Jesus"

    Again, the question must be asked and answered by each person who hears The Word of God: "Do you believe?" Are you willing to accept the faith which God wants to birth into you that you might become His child?

Faith Comes By Hearing

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The Old Rugged Cross Made The Difference - Imus Sovereign Grace Baptist Church

In Christ Alone - CityAlight with Keith & Kristyn Getty, Alison Krauss